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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...same fundamental form of running offense was employed from the start. The characteristic formation was that of the double wing back variety with a flying interferer on all plays. Starting with excellent backfield material Horween was enabled to get his attacking forces rolling earlier and functioning more smoothly than usual...
...first two games resulted in one-sided victories over Springfield and North Carolina by scores of 30 to 0 and 20 to 0. The Crimson eleven displayed a wealth of power in these encounters but as usual in the early season lacked polish and finesse. A noticeable weakness, which was to prove a nemesis all season, early began to crop out. This was a failure to use or cope with an aerial game successfully...
...cross-country team, led by its sensational captain J. L. Reid '29 enjoyed its usual successful season. Only one dual meet was dropped by Coach Mikkoloa's men, and they finished up the regular season with a 26 to 29 triumph over the Elis. The seconds were given a trial in a meet with Springfield. Connecticut Aggies and New Hampshire, and though outclassed they acquitted themselves creditably...
Other Rockefeller Foundation 1928 expenditures went as usual to promote the development of medical knowledge by aiding schools of medicine, nursing and hygiene in various parts of the world (including 18 medical schools in 14 countries) and to promote public health by helping governments fight certain diseases (yellow fever in Brazil and West Africa, hookworm in 21 countries, malaria in the U. S. and elsewhere...
Honky Tonk (Warner). Alone on a vaudeville stage with a piano, Sophie Tucker is impressive. Although she sings with all the traditional embellishments of the three-a-day, her strong voice somehow manages to make trashy melodies sound like folk-songs. She makes even more noise than usual in this picture but without the effect she gets when she is closer to her audience. She is handicapped by her role as a night-club hostess, by bad songs, by a ridiculous story about her priggish daughter's love-affair with a bibulous millionaire. Long before the rich young...